Ellen (Allen) Hull (abt. 1831 - 1913)

Born about 1831 in Ireland

Wife of Edward Hull — married 14 Aug 1854 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1913 at about age 82 in Hobart Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Ellen (Allen) Hull was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land

Ellen Allen was about 21 years old when she was tried in Longford on 8 April 1852 and found guilty of larceny (stealing an apron and handkerchief, provenance unknown, at Longord)^[1]. She received a sentence of seven years transportation^[2]. Ellen was incarcerated in Grangegorham Female Prison in Dublin before her journey to Australia^[3]. Ellen travelled to Van Diemen's Land on board the Midlothian arriving there on 24 February 1853.

Ellen's conduct record revealed that she had been convicted before of minor theft as well as vagrancy. Her gaol report was "very quiet" while the surgeon's report on board ship was "good". Ellen was unmarried, could not read or write and was a Catholic. She brought a 8 month old baby with her called Thomas and stated that the child's father was "Thomas Cann" or "Thomas McCann"^[4] The indent record also recorded that Ellen had aunts (or at least female next of kin) called Sarah and Kitty back in County Louth.

Ellen was just over five feet tall with a fresh complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes and large nose and mouth. She had also lost a front tooth. Her trade was "servant".^[1].

Ellen's conduct record is fairly unremarkable. It appears she spent most of her time as a convict working as a servant.

In 1854 Ellen married Edward Hull. She obtained her ticket of leave in October 1854 but this was later revoked in 1855 as she was absent from a muster. Ancestry member public trees indicate that her son Thomas died in a prison nursery around this time. No source record has been found to support this yet but it could explain why Ellen missed the muster. Ellen's conduct records end at this point.^[1].

Ancestry member trees also suggest that Edward and Ellen had two more daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth. The daughter Sarah appears in a marriage record where Ellen and Edward are given as the parents. Sarah's first marriage gave her a surname of Cook. She married a William Davey 24 Nov 1897 in New Norfolk^[5]

Research Notes

Court proceedings in 1889 against Ellen for Arson^[6] and her daughter Sarah for child neglect suggests that she is the Ellen Hull who married George Fry in 24 Jan 1882 in Hobart^[7] although she seems to have lied about her age, giving a birthdate of 1841 rather than 1831.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Archives of Tasmania, PDF original convict conduct record for Ellen Allen.
2. ↑ National Archives of Ireland, Irish Transportation Database, PDF compilation database of records contained in the National Archives of Ireland; entry for Ellen Allen page 29; Record reference code: TR 12, P 241.
3. ↑ "Ireland Prison Registers, 1790-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMSR-NNP : accessed 26 May 2016), Ellen Allen, 1852; from "Irish Prison Registers 1790-1924," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Grangegorman Female Prison, Dublin, Ireland, Grangegorman Female Prison Prison, item 3, book 1/9/7, images provided by FamilySearch International; FHL microfilm 2,356,625.
4. ↑ Archives of Tasmania, PDF original convict indent record for Ellen Allen.
5. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZZ-KQX : 10 February 2018), Ellen Allen Hull in entry for William Davey and Sarah Cook, 24 Nov 1897; citing New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, Tasmania, Australia, reference cn 12; FHL microfilm 992,650.
6. ↑ The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Wed 25 Sep 1889 Page 4 SUPREME COURT.[1]
7. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-WBDK : 16 March 2018), George Fry and Ellen Hull, 24 Jan 1882; citing Marriage 24 Jan 1882, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #76456, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,172.

See also: Archives of Tasmania, PDF original convict description record for Ellen Allen.

Archives of Tasmania, PDF original marriage registration record for Edward Hull and Ellen Allen.

Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Ellen Allen Spouse Name: Edward Hull Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1854 Marriage Place: Tasmania Registration Place: Hobart, Tasmania Registration Year: 1854 Registration Number: 742